What options do I have people I have 53% battery life left. I am thinking if I force DFU mode, I obviously would not be able to restore it, now I am not 100% sure here, but does DFU mode produce the Itunes Symbol on the screen? and Would Apple be able to tell its Jailbroken, if the device is DFU mode?

Let it die, sounds like something hardware related from the marks, like a short..... If it's dead, and they can't power it up, you win..... If you put it in dfu, and they somehow get it to recognize the device, they'll / you'll still be prompted by iTunes to restore, which will force them/ you to update the device killing the jailbreak before it comes back up on the new firmware. Someone may correct me. But those are my thoughts.

Option: if you're just trying to pull off a fast one and know or are hoping for a replacement, you could go into the file system with ifile and delete critical system files, after you reboot it, it would be completely trashed.

Again, these are just some quick suggestions right off the top of my head.

DFU mode will force them to restore, negating the JB..... I can't recall if you can get a device out of DFU with a hard reset, but if so, they see the JB..... Let it die, and they somehow get it back up, they'll see the JB. Use iFile and start wiping stuff out and you'll trash the device so bad they'll never get into it. As long as you bring the 'burnt cable' in with you, they'll assume it shorted and is hardware related and go right into replacement options. What's your real goal? To take the phone in, have them try cables and restores until they fix it or dub it as trash? I'd be trying to bring it in as bad as I could get it..... By wiping out the OS with a file browser insuring they couldn't get in it.....

My goal, is to take the phone in and they fix the charging port without noticing the JB. I've tried three cables and the Q-tip tip to try and clear the port out.
here is the other issue the cable was an Anker one, not official per se but MIFI certified. Not sure if It s a good thing or bad thing to take the Anker cable. I have the original cable that I inserted after and that has ever so slight black marks on the cable.

Yeah, no, if they fix it, they'll find it for sure. It's just a matter of when, normally if they fix it first, then power it up and find it to be jailbroken you'll get it back along with some unkind words about it being jailbroken..... If they find out before its fixed they may deny repairs altogether...... That being said, you're gambling either way. Guess I'd run the battery down to like 10- 5%, then put it in DFU before it dies ( let it die while in DFU before taking it in) and cross your fingers, it will die while being in DFU mode, which means either way they'll need to restore it if they get it working.

True, I didn't think of that, buuuut that thwarts his attempts to retain it..... As does the DFU and die trick though I'm pretty sure, so yeah, that would technically be easier..... Kiss the JB goodbye 100% that way though...

Why not reset all content and settings? That way it will be stuck at the apple logo boot screen. That will hide the jailbreak.

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Exactly my thought.

It will hide the jailbreak because the boot files get screwed when doing this. The only option is a DFU restore and since the phone is screwed already (meaning the Erase and Install screwed it all up) there's really nothing for Apple to detect.

What options do I have people I have 53% battery life left. I am thinking if I force DFU mode, I obviously would not be able to restore it, now I am not 100% sure here, but does DFU mode produce the Itunes Symbol on the screen? and Would Apple be able to tell its Jailbroken, if the device is DFU mode?

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Andrew

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Just so you are aware, because I assume you ask these questions based on the thought that Apple will deny you work on your device if they detect that it's jailbroken, Apple's policy on jailbroken devices has changed. The genius must now be able to prove that your jailbreak is what caused the problem before work will be denied to you.

The worst they will force on you is a restore. Which, given your situation…

Here I am complicating things lol..... Resetting from settings is so taboo for jailbroken phones it never even popped into my head to offer that up as a solution. In this case, it's perfect for what needs to be accomplished

Here I am complicating things lol..... Resetting from settings is so taboo for jailbroken phones it never even popped into my head to offer that up as a solution. In this case, it's perfect for what needs to be accomplished

It's not the same as your case, but I had shattered my screen and appointed Apple to repair it. All I did was hide my JB shown apps in a folder, then into another folder, unenabled JB settings, and restarted the phone with the volume up button held down until fully restarted, which made the springboard look as stock as a Buick Century (which means it looks boring). Apple fixed it, and never noticed or had a problem with repairs. Hope you have success.

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